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Henry Ford to work with Carnegie Mellon on 'next generation of digital health solutions'

Henry Ford Innovation Institute, a business-development unit of the Henry FordHealth System, will announce Friday that it has entered into a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to develop new digital health technologies to improve patient care, with an emphasis on the care patients receive after being discharged from hospitals.

The partnership will involve the Quality of Life Technology Center, a joint venture of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh that is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

"We are excited to be working with Carnegie Mellon University toward the next generation of digital health solutions," said Mark Coticchia, vice president and chief innovation officer of the Henry Ford Health System.

"This relationship with the Quality of Life Technology Center is a cornerstone of Henry Ford's digital health strategy, and will provide a new set of talent, resources and ideas to craft solutions for pressing health care problems."

The center will focus on engineering in assistive robotics and other computer-aided systems that can support people in everyday living, including personal robots that serve people at home, computerized coaches for rehabilitation and support in daily tasks.

"Henry Ford is one of the nation's most progressive health systems," said Jim Osborn, executive director of the center. "Together we will pioneer solutions that could benefit thousands of people."